Overview

• On June 5, Île-de-France president Valérie Pécresse ordered the region’s logo removed and canceled its 2025 subsidy to Inter-LGBT, citing claims that the illustration incited violence.
• The contested artwork depicts diverse social and political symbols—from a figure symbolizing an ‘internationale réactionnaire’ to pins referencing Hungary, Bulgaria and Palestine—fueling accusations of partisan messaging.
• Right and far-right politicians denounced the design as glorifying violence and harboring extremist or anti-Semitic undertones; Inter-LGBT insists the image is an allegory against reactionary forces.
• Jean-Luc Mélenchon and other LGBT-rights advocates defended the organization’s freedom of expression and called for solidarity ahead of the June 28 march.
• Organizers confirmed the Pride march will proceed as planned and are coordinating enhanced security measures with the prefecture over concerns about potential backlash.